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Southampton have found an immediate replacement for Luke Shaw in the form of a one year loan for Chelsea's Ryan Bertrand for the upcoming season.

In the wake of the mass exodus at Southampton, the Saints are slowly starting to rebuild. They made earlier moves for Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle for the attacking end but with Luke Shaw and Dejan Lovern gone there is an urgent need to address the defense as well. Southampton made their first move in that direction with the loan signing of Ryan Bertrand from Chelsea. On loan at Aston Villa for the second half of last season, the left back wasn't exceptional by any stretch of the imagination but it would have been hard to be exceptional at Villa last season no matter how good you were as a player. Bertrand will likely get first crack at the starting role and be a solid fantasy option when the Saints have favorable match-ups.

Everton manager Sam Allardyce confirmed that Gylfi Sigurdsson will miss six to eight weeks, but it may be a selection blessing for the side.

The good thing is that the knee injury shouldn't hinder the £45 million signing's chances at making the Iceland World Cup squad, barring a serious setback. Said Allardyce: "We'll continue to assess Gylfi's progress on a week-to-week basis and the medical team will work very closely with him, as they would with any injured player, to get him back playing as quickly as possible." Idrissa Gueye, Tom Davies, Morgan Schneiderlin and Davy Klaassen have all been hard pressed for minutes in recent months, and the winter addition of Theo Walcott and Yannick Bolasie's return from injury has made space on the bench even tighter amongst a deep, talented squad. Over the weekend, Allardyce opted for Davies, Bolasie and Walcott playing alongside Cenk Tosun, with Wayne Rooney and Idrissa Gueye in midfield.

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has played down fears that Wilfried Zaha picked up another injury over the weekend.

The Crystal Palace star was subbed off in a 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town with a knock in what was his first start since returning from a knee injury that kept him out for a month. Hodgson confirmed that it was just a knock ahead of a two-week break between games, although Zaha has been called up by the Ivory Coast during the international break. "I think it was partly fatigue but also he did take one or two knocks in the second half when he was bursting forward and their only way to stop him was to foul him. He is so good at carrying the ball and we noticed that in the second half for us. He is an outlet for us. He got past people and drew fouls and that put us in their part of the field and give our defenders a rest."

The Cherries treatment room became a whole lot busier this weekend following the come-from-behind win over bottom side West Bromwich Albion.

The 2-1 victory all but guarantees Eddie Howe’s men will be plying their trade in the Premier League next season, but the three-points came at a cost. Club-captain Simon Francis was replaced due to a hamstring related problem with less than 20 minutes on the clock while Adam Smith, himself just back after a thigh injury, pulled up on the hour mark due to a muscular issue. Both players will be assessed to determine the extent of their injuries, although with a fortnight break due to the upcoming internationals, Howe will be hoping to have the pair at his disposal for the trip to Watford on March 31. Forgotten man Harry Arter is also back on the sidelines after aggravating a calf complaint which rules him out of next Friday's Republic of Ireland friendly in Turkey.

Chelsea secured passage into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 victory at Leicester City courtesy of an extra-time goal from Pedro.

In need of a reaction after the Champions League exit to Barcelona earlier this week, Antonio Conte’s side kept their hunt for silverware alive with a hard-fought victory at the King Power Stadium. Morata, one of three changes to the starting XI, put the visitors ahead just before the break with a cool finish in one-on-one with Kasper Schmeichel. Extra-time was needed after Jamie Vardy smashed home the equalizer on 76 minutes, but substitute Pedro popped up to head home N’Golo Kante’s well-weighted diagonal cross to send Chelsea into the semi-finals.

Leicester City are out of the FA Cup after falling to a 2-1 extra-time defeat to Chelsea at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Claude Puel made just one change from the side which beat West Brom 4-1 last weekend, dropping Shinji Okazaki to the bench for Kelechi Iheanacho. In the first half, however, it was an Iheanacho mistake that allowed Chelsea to take the lead. Iheancho played a poor pass to Mahrez, which allowed Willian to surge forward on a counter and feed Morata for the opener. Leicester responded and found the equalizer to force extra-time when Jamie Vardy smashed home from close after a goalmouth scramble on 74 minutes. But when Kasper Schmeichel came an N'Golo Kante cross in the 105th minute, his misjudged charge allowed Pedro to head home the match-winning goal.

In Mark Hughes's first game in charge, Southampton did what Manchester City couldn't and knocked Wigan Athletic out of the FA Cup on a 2-0 scoreline, securing a semi-final berth.

It wasn't one way traffic by any means though. The Latics had the best of the first half's chances but couldn't convert, whilst it took Southampton until the second half to get in gear. Hughes changed formation from Pellegrino and previously Puel's 4231 to a 442, but it was wasn't a striker that opened the scoring. Instead Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg atoned for an earlier miss by converting a corner to give the Saints the lead midway through the second half. Manolo Gabbiadini then had a penalty brilliantly saved before Cedric Soares sealed the victory in stoppage time. Southampton didn't dominate the game, but the result will do their confidence the world of good as they battle for PL survival.

Manchester United crawled to a 2-0 win in their FA Cup quarter final tie with Brighton on Saturday night.

José Mourinho made five changes to the team which crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday, benching Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez. The bid to make United less ponderous and lethargic didn't work in the first half though, as United continually played from side to side against the deep set Brighton defence. Romelu Lukaku did score his 25th goal of the season to give them a first half lead though, heading in Matic's cross. Luke Shaw's performance was not deemed satisfactory by Mourinho, who hooked him in place of Ashley Young at the interval. The move paid off as Young's cross from a free was headed in by Nemanja Matic late on against the run of play, ending a spirited Brighton's FA Cup run.

Mo Salah continued his dominant season with an astounding four goals and an assist in a 5-0 win.

It's hard to come up with appropriate superlatives when a player produces like Mo Salah did on Saturday at Anfield. His four goals have him atop the Premier League scoring charts and Liverpool's only worry is that a bigger club might not be able to ignore Salah's season come the summer.

Alexander Sørloth was a surprise absentee from the Palace squad at Huddersfield on Saturday.

The Norway international has impressed since joining the club in January, starting in the last four Premier League games, although he is yet to register a goal. Roy Hodgson admitted this week that he had concerns over fatigue for the striker, and confirmed prior to kick-off on Saturday, that Sørloth was missing because of a "muscle strain" suffered in training, which he partly blamed on tiredness. There is no timeline on a potential return at this stage, although the international break means Palace do not play again until March 31. Wilfried Zaha came in for his first league start since February at the John Smith’s Stadium while Mamadou Sakho was also back in the starting line-up with Martin Kelly making way. The Palace boss said on Thursday that his squad would be a lot stronger this weekend, and so it proved, as Yohan Cabaye [groin] and Ruben Loftus-Cheek [ankle] were back amongst the ranks.

Cenk Tosun scored two more goals to lead Everton to victory in a 2-1 win against Stoke City on Saturday.

Despite a massive snowstorm that blanketed the pitch throughout the match, there was plenty of action throughout the match, starting with a straight red card issued to Charlie Adam in the 30th minute. But all of the goalscoring took place in a whirlwind 15 minutes in the second half. In the 69th minute, Tosun got on the score sheet with the opening goal that saw him in the right place at the right time following a scramble in the box. After 10-man Stoke CIty equalized, Tosun added his second in the 84th minute with a low header from a Theo Walcott cross to give the Turkish international four goals in his last three games.

After another defeat, a 2-1 loss at home to Everton, Stoke City is running out of time to fight off relegation.

Amid a massive snowstorm that hit the Bet365 Stadium, the Potters didn't do themselves any favors by playing much of the match with 10 men after veteran midfielder Charlie Adam was given a straight red card in the 30th minute for a high, late challenge on Wayne Rooney. Yet down a man and 1-0 late in the second half, Eric Choupo-Moting gave the home side some hope with an equalizer. Just five minutes after coming into the game, the winger latched onto a sublime Joe Allen pass to knot the score at 1-1, but left immediately afterward because of injury. But it wasn't enough as Cenk Tosun scored his second of the game for Everton for the win.